by Nancy Richard | Jan 23, 2017 | Academy, Academy News, Antoine Hebert, Athletes, Dahria Beatty, Delphine Duvernay Tardif, Jack Carlyle, Julien Locke, Knute Johnsgaard, Maya MacIsaac-Jones, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Patrick Stewart-Jones
The Academy men swept the sprint podium, as the team dominated the Western Canadian Championships in Whistler B.C., Jan 21-23. With Knute Johnsgaard away on the World Cup, AWCA alumnus Jesse Cockney stepped in to take the open men’s title Friday (Jan. 21) in the skate...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 20, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Jack Carlyle, Julien Locke, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
After getting their butts kicked last weekend in Silver Star, the AWCA senior skiers stepped up in a big way in Rossland, BC. Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Julian Locke and Jack Carlyle brought great performances, much to the delight of coach Scott Perras. “For...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 13, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
Loaded with many of Canada’s top ski prospects, there have been many days in the Alberta World Cup Academy history where the team has utterly dominated the field, filling the team van with medals and flowers. Then, there are the tough days. The character...
by Nancy Richard | Dec 13, 2016 | Academy, Academy News, Athletes, Luke Gerwing, Maya MacIsaac-Jones, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt, Patrick Stewart-Jones
For someone who spent most of their summer on crutches, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt still has speed to burn. The 24-year-old smoked the field by two seconds in Saturday’s open women’s sprint qualifier, and ended the day as the top Canadian and fourth overall...
by Nancy Richard | Jun 11, 2015 | Athletes, Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt
I can’t remember a time before skiing was in my life. I started out in my dad’s back pack, then progressed to being towed behind him on downhill skis, then finally got to kick my own cross country skis at four years old. The biggest and best part of my...
